lancelæns, lɑns
lance (v)
- present
- lances
- past
- lanced
- past participle
- lanced
- present participle
- lancing
lance (n)
English Definitions:
spear, lance, shaft (noun)
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance (noun)
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
lancet, lance (verb)
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
lance (verb)
move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
"Planes lanced towards the shore"
lance (verb)
pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
lance (verb)
open by piercing with a lancet
"lance a boil"
lance (Noun)
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
lance (Noun)
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight's armour.
lance (Noun)
A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
lance (Noun)
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
lance (Noun)
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
lance (Noun)
A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
lance (Noun)
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
lance (Noun)
A lancet.
lance (Verb)
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
lance (Verb)
To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess.
lance (Verb)
To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
Lance (ProperNoun)
A patronymic surname.
Lance (ProperNoun)
A male given name from the Germanic languages, pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance.
Lance
A lance is a pole weapon or spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior. The lance is longer, stouter and heavier than an infantry spear, and unsuited for throwing, or for rapid thrusting. Lances did not have tips designed to intentionally break off or bend, unlike many throwing weapons of the spear/javelin family. They were often equipped with a vamplate, a small circular plate to prevent the hand sliding up the shaft upon impact. Though perhaps most known as one of the foremost military and sporting weapons used by European knights, the use of lances was spread throughout the Old World wherever mounts were available. As a secondary weapon, lancers of the period also bore swords, maces or something else suited to hand-to-hand combat, since the lance was often a one-use-per-engagement weapon; assuming the lance survived the initial impact intact, it was usually far too long, heavy and slow to be effectively used against opponents in a melee.
Lance
A lance is a spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer). In ancient and medieval warfare, it evolved into the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike similar weapons of the javelin and pike family typically used by infantry. Lances were often equipped with a vamplate, a small circular plate to prevent the hand sliding up the shaft upon impact, and beginning in the late 14th century were used in conjunction with a lance rest attached to the breastplate. Though best known as a military and sporting weapon carried by European knights and men-at-arms, the use of lances was widespread throughout Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa wherever suitable mounts were available. Lancers of the medieval period also carried secondary weapons such as swords, battle axes, war hammers, maces and daggers for use in hand-to-hand combat, since the lance was often a one-use-per-engagement weapon; assuming the lance survived the initial impact without breaking, it was often (depending on the lance) too long, heavy, and slow to be effective against opponents in a melee.
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